Dr. Heather O’Hara-Rand, is originally from St. Louis, MO, and attained her B.S., M.S., M.D. and M.S.P.H degrees from Tuskegee University, Georgia Institute of Technology and Meharry Medical College, respectively.  She is a board certified physician in Occupational Medicine and board eligible in Preventive Medicine.  As an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Meharry Medical College, Dr. O’Hara-Rand serves as the Program Director for the Occupational Medicine Residency program. 

 

Dr. O'Hara-Rands interests through her training have primarily been focused on helping others to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle as it relates to eating, exercising, tobacco and alcohol use and overall wellness.  She has interests that span the topics of obesity, cancer and workplace safety.  Her topic for her M.S.P.H. thesis discussed the distribution of body mass indices in Nashville, TN in relation to the availability of supermarkets and fast food restaurants in various areas throughout the city.  She is published in the American Journal of Public Health in an article that investigated migrant farmworker work safety perceptions in conjunction with musculoskeletal discomfort, working while injured and depression. 

 

In her spare time, Dr. O’Hara-Rand enjoys spending time with her family and friends, cooking and staying physically active.